Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-16
AFTER THE BUCKET.sHoPs.
Broker Elliott w. Todd Arrested
10 make Test Case.


Business was Unexpectedly lively
yesterday afternoon for Elliott W.
Todd in his big Broad d-street bucket
shop. He had had a pretty good run
all day, and along about L there were
perhaps 200 people in the big room on
the first floor of the building at 46.
Old men and young men and middle
aged men sat ON the chairs at the front
of the room and watched the huctua-
tons of the market as they were indi-
Gated by young man who, with an eye
on the ticker Mt his side, changed the
figures under the names Of each kind
of stock posted on huge bulletin
board ms the price brought IN the
Stock Exchange varied. They stood
about in groups at the rear OF the
room, on the back wall of which was
another bulletin. The entrance to this
place was directly from the street, un-
der a sign which read '"New York
Stock Company, Limited, at the Broad
street eud of the room, hut at the other
end there was a devious way that led to
a basement beer-dive or TO New street,
according to the inclination of the
traveller.
Half way between the two entrances
was an enclosure where there was
third ticker, a bald. headed Irish re-
coiying clerk who made the bets, an
Office boy or two who were busy with
books and papers, and Mr.. Elliott W.
Todd bimself. Mr.. Todd sat at win
dow at the Broad-street end Of the en-
closure and cashed the checks of such
as made lucky hits. Atabout | o'clock
there was sudden drop in Lackawan-
no. 1t slumped away, as one eager
patron said, us if all Pennsylvania had
tumbcd into the coal-pits, leaving the
road with two ends and no middle.
Immediately there was rush for the
desk by those who wanted to buy for
the recovery, but somehow they were
not able to buy until the stock had
gone mp one point. Then those who
bought saw it fall again, wlplng out
their margins.
It was Just 1t this juncture that De
tcctive Phil. Reilly, Of Inspector
Bymes's staff, came in with wooden
toothpick sticking out through his
moustaChc and an air of Indifference
about his couutenance. He looked at
the bulletins, looked around the en-
closure that served rs an Office, recog-
nized Mr. Todd at the pay-window,
and then q moment later opened the
Office door quickly and stepped inside.
Mr.. Todd shook hands smilingly with
the detective Mt first, but wore q de
iected couutenance before he was done.
The detective had Justice Murray's
warrant for the arrest of the bucket
shop man on the charge OF running
gambling den.
Mr. Todd wanted TO know if the en-
tire establishment was TO be pulled,
and learning that it was not, asked for
and was allowed to take a little time TO
arrange for his unexpected departure.
4 few more lucky winners were paid, a
new paying-teller was placed at the
window, and then, putting on a light
pearl derby and a light gray coat-he
had been IN his shirt sleeves Mr..
Todd led the way to the street. The
business continued as if nothing had
happened. With Detective Reilly
he walked up to Sroadway, where
they got on car and rode rs far
as the Astor House. The prisoner was
flushed and terribly nervous on the
car, and so at the Astor House the two
left the car and took a cab to police
headquarters, where Todd gave his
pedigree. He said he was forty-two
years old, was born in Massachusetts,,
was not married, was broker by occu-
patton, and lived at ~ west Twenty
eighth street Then he was taken TO
the Tombs Court, where l.. W. Emer
son and Sidney Stewart appeared for
him. He pleaded not guilty to the
charge Of gambling and asked for an
examination, which was set down for
September 2lst. He was then parOled
in the custody Of Mr. Emerson until
this morning, when he will give 81, 800
bail.
The complainant in the case, on
whose oath the warrant was issued, was
John A. Husson, real estate agent, OF
"a High street, Brooklyn. Husson was
employed 10y Inspector Byrnes to make
a deal with Todd in order to gain eyi-
dence by which test case against the
bucket shops, under the laws against
gambling, could be brought Husson
on Tuesday invested s. on Lackawanna
and lost Byrnes wanted to raid the
shop as if it were faro game, but the
Justice thought that as this was test
case the arrest of the manager would
be sufficient. Lawyers w. d. Hughes
and T. j. Morris managed the case for
HussOn.
Todd has n light-rcd moustache and
curly yellow hair. He does not seem
to be as old as he says he is, but he
has none Of the spruce, stylish appear
ance Of the ordinary Broad-street bust
pess-man. One would take him for a
small dealer in patent medicines rather
than a broker. He is said to be one OF
the owners, with his brother Lewis, OF
the Hotel Vendome, and he has besides
a lot of other good real estate in this
city.
There are about twenty other bucket
shops within three blocks of Todd s
place, but Todd's is the Oldest one Of
the lot. The patrons who make small
winnings are said to get their checks
cashed, but where stock wins more
than five points it is usually impossible
to get the money in any shop. If this
raid on Todd succeeds the rest of the
shops will be raided rough shod.
1t was said on the street that the re-
cent return of Commodore Smith from
Chicago. where he had for two weeks
studied the efforts of the Chicago Board
Of Trade TO crush out the bucket-shops.
had something to do with the arrest OF
Todd.
Todd would not talk. His attorney,
Mr.. Emerson, said that the arrest was
simply the attempt Of the big Stock
Exchange to drive out the dealers In
fractional lots.
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